CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa "Writers Talk" reading series will host a reading by poet James Cihlar at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, in Baker Hall, Room 161 on the UNI campus.

Cihlar's writings have been published in the "American Poetry Review," the "Minnesota Monthly" and many others. He teaches at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and is a recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship for Poetry.

The event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Shelly Criswell, managing editor of the North American Review, at 319-273-2749 or bubbac33@uni.edu.